Care/makeup compositions comprising a 2-alkylideneaminooxyacetamide compound for stimulating the growth of the hair or eyelashes and/or slowing loss thereof
A regime/regimen (and compositions therefor) for inducing and/or stimulating the growth of keratinous fibers and/or slowing the loss and/or increasing the density thereof, notably human hair and/or eyelashes, entails administering to a mammalian subject in need of such treatment, for such period of time as required to elicit the desired effect, a thus effective amount of at least one 2-alkylideneaminooxyacetamide compound having the formula (I):
1. A regime or regimen for inducing and/or stimulating the growth of keratinous fibers and/or slowing the loss and/or increasing the density thereof, comprising administering to a mammalian subject in need of such treatment, for such period of time as required to elicit the desired effect, a thus effective amount of a compound having one of the following fomulae:
2. A regime or regimen for inhibiting type 1 human 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase, comprising administering to a mammalian subject in need of such treatment, for such period of time as required to elicit the desired effect, a thus effective amount of a compound as defined in claim 1 .
3. The regime or regimen as defined by claim 1 , comprising topically applying said compound onto the keratinous fibers of said mammalian subject.
4. The regime or regimen defined by claim 1 , said keratinous fibers comprising human hair, eyebrows, eyelashes, beard hairs, moustache hairs and/or pubic hairs.